Presented at Globians Film Festival 2005: This extensive documentary by Tokoda Kazutaka shows the performance of very rare initiation rite of the Xavante tribe in the Sangradouro region of Brasil (north of Mato Grosso). This initiation rite of the Xavante men endures for about 30 days and is performed every 12 years only. Japan film maker Tokoda Kazutaka was given permission to film the extraordinary procederues. This film comes in 2 parts. This is part 2. There is also a theatrical trailer available for download which proudly states the world premiere of this work had been at the 2005 Globians Potsdam world and culture documentary film festival.


This movie is part of the collection: Globians Film Festival

Director: Tokoda Kazutaka
Producer: Tokoda Kazutaka
Production Company: Japonesia Video
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: tribe native language / Japanese commentary with English subtitles
Keywords: Globians world and culture documentary archive; Globians Film Festival 2005; Globians; documentary; ethnological; Brasil; Mato Grosso; Sangradouro; Xavante; tribe rites; culture; initiation rites; men rites; natives culture; native cultures; Male rites
Contact Information: This film work is under copyright. Copyright by Japonesia Video/Tokoda Kazutaka. All rights reserved. The download of this movie for private use only is allowed, however not for any educational or academic purpose, public screenings and any other commercial use of this work. Schools, academies, universities and other media archives also need to license if they want to use this work for educational purposes or as part of their film collection or in their libraries. Ethnological faculties and museums especially: please do not use this work illegally! Please contact producer-director Tokoda Kazutaka for licensing at Japonese Video, Futaba 3-19-13, Futaba Park-Haitsu 1-102, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, 053-0803, Japan, Tel./Fax 050-7515-4063, email: tokokaz [at] amber.plala.or.jp -- "Globians" is a registered trade and service mark of Polzer Media Group GmbH Germany (www.polzer.org)

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This is part 2 of 2 parts. There is also a theatrical trailer available for download which proudly states the world premiere of this work had been at the 2005 Globians Potsdam world and culture documentary film festival.